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Taverner

(55,476 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:50 PM Jul 2013

Minimum Wage should be $25 per hour!!!!

If the 60's minimum wage translates to $22 per hour - I think we need a nice $3 per hour reparation don't you?

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Minimum Wage should be $25 per hour!!!! (Original Post) Taverner Jul 2013 OP

+1000 Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #1

The Federal minimum wage in 1968 was $1.60. This translates to $10.71 in 2013. PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #2

You are right. This is what a living wage would be. Cleita Jul 2013 #3

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 #4

Should be $10.25 and the only thing Democrats fight for until it gets passed. Dawgs Jul 2013 #5

k/r- It's only fair. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #6

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. +1000

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Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:52 PM

Jul 2013

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. The Federal minimum wage in 1968 was $1.60. This translates to $10.71 in 2013.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:02 PM

Jul 2013

Historical minimum wage rates:
http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.htm

$1.60 in 1968 converted to 2013:
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1.60&year1=1968&year2=2013

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

3. You are right. This is what a living wage would be.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:05 PM

Jul 2013

K&R

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

4. +1

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Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:22 PM

Jul 2013

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

5. Should be $10.25 and the only thing Democrats fight for until it gets passed.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:28 PM

Jul 2013

That and helping with student loan rates.

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

6. k/r- It's only fair.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 02:05 AM

Jul 2013

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